Santa Clara police ID stabbing suspect fatally shot by officer

SANTA CLARA Bureaucrats on Friday disclosed additional details about a fatal police shooting earlier this month in Santa Clara including the deceased man s name and accomplishable motive for stabbing his roommate which led an officer to open fire Related Articles California Supreme Court denies Vallejo s bid to conceal badge-bending police officers Los Angeles cops fired over a thousand projectiles at protesters in a single day of immigration enforcement unrest California cops shoots kills man wielding shovel near elementary school San Jose th Circuit ruling puts excessive force suit against racist text cop in La Victoria shooting back on track BART reaches million settlement with woman shot by officer in The Santa Clara Police Department identified the man as Nizamuddin Mohammed in an update on its review into the shooting In the update Santa Clara police Lt Eric Lagergren commented an scrutiny determined Mohammed s relationship with the victim had deteriorated in new months The two shared a home with one other person in the block of Eisenhower Drive Disagreements escalated over household matters including thermostat use and tensions increased after an event in July when the suspect damaged property after an argument with the victim Lagergren noted That event led Mohammed s landlord to initiate eviction proceedings against him and on Aug the victim testified in backing of the eviction according to the update Preliminary information indicates this testimony was a key factor leading up to the attack Lagergren noted Social media posts attributed to Mohammed also indicate he maintained he was facing racial discrimination in the workplace and ascribed blame to perceived white supremacy according to the update He had been previously employed as a contracted worker through a third-party agency until his termination in February He had publicly stated online that he thought his job loss was the upshot of discrimination Lagergren declared adding that search warrants are pending to confirm he wrote the posts On Sept officers went to the home after a resident called to document a stabbing The first officer to arrive Robert Allsup broke through the front door and located Mohammed straddling the victim while holding a kitchen knife Santa Clara police Chief Cory Morgan explained at a news conference days after the shooting Allsup notified Mohammed to stop and opened fire when he did not comply according to Morgan Mohammed was hit four times and taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead Morgan commented the victim suffered stab wounds to his hands chest lung and abdomen and was treated and disclosed The inquiry into the shooting is continuing Anyone with information related to the affair can contact Detective Sgt D Bell at - - or dbell santaclaraca gov or the anonymous tip line at - - Check back for updates